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  • Shugunisu festival celebrated in Diqing village

    02/04/2019Amy Cha626 wordsAbout 3 minutes

    The news was updated on March 25, 2019. 

    Shugunisu festival in Deqin County, Diqing

    The villagers of Xidang village in Deqin County, Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, dressed in costumes and held performance on March 22 to celebrate the Shugunisu festival, which falls on the 15th-20th days of the second month according to traditional Tibetan calendar.

    Shugunisu festival in Deqin County, Diqing

    Shugunisu festival in Deqin County, Diqing

    Shugunisu, where shugu refers to the oak tree and nisu means recuperation in theTibetan language, is a festival regarding traditional farming method. Before the festival, villagers would have collected the extra oak-tree branches and leaves, which are already turned into high-quality farmyard manure. Therefore, the festival mark the beginning of a recuperation period, when both local farmers and oak trees can be replenished.

    Shugunisu festival in Deqin County, Diqing

    Shugunisu festival in Deqin County, Diqing

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